Hayton is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
, England, roughly east of
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
, and from the England/Scotland border. The population of the parish taken at the
2011 census was 2,222.
The place name Hayton means hay farm and refers to the former farming in the area. There is a separate settlement named ''
Hayton'' within Cumbria near
Aspatria
Aspatria is a town and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. The town rests on the north side of the Ellen Valley, overlooking a panoramic view of the countryside, with Skiddaw to the South and the Solway Firth to the North. Its dev ...
. St. Mary Magdalene Church was built in 1780. In the church are a number of memorials to the Graham family of Edmond Castle.
Edmond Castle, a mile from the village, is thought to date from earlier than the 17th century. The nearby Toppin Castle farmhouse is a nineteenth-century imitation tower house.
Places of interest
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Edmond Castle
*Hayton
Church of England
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primary school
*WI Hall, biannual
Christmas
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pantomime
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*St Mary Magdelene Church, the parish church
*Walnut Field, named after a
walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of any tree of the genus '' Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. They are accessory fruit because the outer covering of the fruit is technically an i ...
tree, the venue of the Bonfire Night celebrations
*The Stone Inn (public house)
Notable people
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Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), of Stone House
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General Sir John Ross (1829–1905), of Stone House
Governance
An
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
in the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,064.
See also
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Listed buildings in Hayton, Carlisle
Hayton is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It contains 33 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official databas ...
*
King Water
King Water is a river in the north of Cumbria, England. The Brampton Angling Association has a long term let from the Earl of Carlisle for fishing rights on a portion of the River Irthing and part of the King Water. Hadrian's Wall
Had ...
*
Solway Plain
The Solway Plain or Solway Basin is a coastal plain located mostly in northwest Cumbria in England, extending just over the Scottish border to the low-lying area around Gretna and Annan. It lies generally north and west of Carlisle along the Sol ...
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Talkin
Talkin is a village in Cumbria, England, close to Talkin Tarn.
Etymology
The name is of Brittonic origin. The Brittonic dialect known as Cumbric
Cumbric is an extinct Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup spoken during the Early ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Hayton(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Cumberland (unitary authority)
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